2003

I would dare to say that most people have heard the name George S. Patton. Those who know military history are familiar with him and his actions, of course, but Patton is renowned among ordinary Americans in a way that few of our generals are. After Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson (both of whom were heroes to Patton), after George Washington and Patton's contemporary Dwight Eisenhower, one inevitably comes across George Patton in the hallowed halls of American military leaders.